Fire Ice.Clive Cussler Clive Eric Cussler (born July 15, 1931 in Aurora, Illinois)[1][2] is an American adventure novelist and successful marine archaeologist. Biography Clive Cussler was born in Aurora, Illinois and grew up in Alhambra, California. . 2002. Read by Scott Brick. 10 tapes. 14.5 hrs. Putnam Berkley Audio. 0-399-14907-4. $44.95. Cardboard, plastic; plot, author notes. SA As usual, Cussler contrives an involving plot compounded of history, archaeology, sunken treasure, ruthless villains, scientific technology, a beautiful woman, and heart-stopping adventure. It seems some Russian royalty did escape in 1918 and now a powerful political presence, Mikhail Razov, and his wicked henchmen want to take over not only Russia but the world. One of their goals is to mine "fire ice," volatile solid methane, which exists throughout the world on the ocean floor. The evil ones cause a tsunami on the coast of Maine in an explosive practice run, and now are getting ready to unleash this devastation on three large Atlantic coast cities. But not if Kurt Austin, his pal Joe Zavala Jose "Joe" Zavala is the sidekick of Kurt Austin in the NUMA Files adventure novel series, similar to Al Giordino in the Dirk Pitt novels by Clive Cussler. He is described as slightly shorter than six feet tall with a dark complexion. , and all the brains at NUMA (Non-Uniform Memory Access) A multiprocessing architecture in which memory is separated into close and distant banks. NUMA is similar to SMP, in which multiple CPUs share a single memory. However, in SMP, all CPUs access a common memory at the same speed. (National Underwater Marine Agency) can prevent it. No need to say more--it's Cussler et al in top form. Scott Brick does a top-notch job of narrating, as usual, with perfect pitch, timing, and a pleasing voice. He sounds as if he's thinking about what he's reading and letting his listeners think too. Mary I Mary I, 1516–58, queen of England Mary I (Mary Tudor), 1516–58, queen of England (1553–58), daughter of Henry VIII and Katharine of Aragón. . Purucker, Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. P.L., Beverly Hills, CA |
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